As it became clear he had lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, Donald Trump attempted to exploit a 135-year-old law to cling to power. The Electoral Count Act was put in place in 1887 to prevent constitutional crises like the one sparked by the controversial 1876 contest between Rutherford B. Hayes
To see the headlines tell it this week, it was as if Silicon Valley had been reformed once and for all—as if the tech world, which has led to so much societal chaos, which has been blamed for the rise in bullying and teen suicide, which has augmented fake news and and conspiracy theories and lured b
January 6 marks the first anniversary of the violent riots at the U.S. Capitol in which bands of pro-Trump insurgents tried and failed to halt the certification of the election of President Joe Biden. In December, MSNBC host Ayman Mohyeldin, a sometime Vanity Fair contributor, along with producer Pr
We all have resolutions. Resolutions to stop doing this or start doing that. Resolutions to be somehow harder, better, faster, stronger. Resolutions to return to the resolution question around April. The modern world is set up so that even abstaining from resolutions on anti-personal-growth terms is
As the anniversary of the January 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol approaches, at least one American will not be commemorating the day in the manner in which he had hoped. That American is former president Donald Trump, who previously had big plans for the occasion involving a press conference at Mar-a-
In the months leading up to Donald Trump’s 2016 election victory, Fox News host Sean Hannity used his massive media platform to openly help his “friend” defeat Hillary Clinton––an approach he justified by insisting that he is not a journalist and does not have to abide by journalistic ethics. “I’m n
Take Jon Stewart and J.K. Rowling off the bingo card of random 2022 celebrity feuds. In a lengthy video clip posted Wednesday on Twitter, Stewart clarified his viral remarks about the portrayal of goblins in Harry Potter, stating firmly that he does not think Rowling is anti-Semitic—nor does he thin
According to ProPublica, Wren told another rally organizer that she had “parked” funds with dark money groups supporting the event, and she routed approximately $150,000 from Fancelli to the Republican Attorneys General Association’s Rule of Law Defense Fund, which later purchased a robocall telling
Despite an infernal end to the previous year, 2022 brings with it a new horizon of possibility. As of December 28, 2021, Jupiter, the planet of wisdom and expansion, has returned to its home domain of Pisces, where it will rule for most of the year. Though the year begins in the midst of a Venus ret
Following its successful collaboration with My Neighbor Totoro in 2021, Loewe’s Jonathan Anderson is back with the second installment of his collaboration with Studio Ghibli, this time paying homage to the 2001 award-winning film Spirited Away.
On Friday, Jan. 7, the Madrid-based fashion house is b
Warning: Mild spoilers for the first eight episodes of Yellowjackets ahead.
Since its debut in mid-November of last year, Showtime drama Yellowjackets (one of my Top 10 TV Shows of 2021) has gone from “that series a few critics can’t stop raving about on Twitter” to a bona fide word-of-mouth sensat
The 2022 Golden Globes are still happening, but the ceremony will be much different from any years past. On Sunday, January 9th, the film and television awards ceremony will take place at its usual spot, the Beverly Hilton Hotel, but this year, the decades-old event will do so without an audience, r
Welcome to That One Time… a NYLON series spotlighting culture’s funniest, most slept-on moments.
Sarah Jessica Parker fancies herself the queen of New York City. She posts videos on Instagram of her on subway platforms, of the Empire State building, or in locales near her Midtown shoe store. Thes
Heidi Montag, former star of The Hills, recently expressed on Twitter the only New Year’s resolution that feels worth trying for. “I want to start reading books again,” she wrote.
It been a difficult year, one where keeping the concentration to read has felt near-impossible, where the stack of book
Gothcore is on the rise as one of the biggest Y2K-adjacent trends, and black platform boots are becoming a wardrobe essential for the aesthetic. Whether an ode to Lindsay Lohan’s angsty Freaky Friday wardrobe or an alternative to cottagecore dressing, trends, such as latex, chokers, corsets, plaid,
Aaliyah’s posthumous album, Unstoppable, is set to be released later this month, and it’s already causing quite a stir. This week, Barry Hankerson (the late singer’s uncle and former label head) announced the album’s arrival later this month, along with a list of featured artists. While many fans ar
Just 15 days before it was set to kick off with the world premiere of Amy Poehler’s Lucille Ball documentary Lucy and Desi, the Sundance Film Festival has made the executive decision to cancel all in-person events for its upcoming program. Originally planned as a hybrid event, with some things occur
We’re predicting blush to have a BIG moment in 2022. Whether it’s for giving you sweet rosy cheeks, or draped in an ’80s fashion across your temples, the ways to wear it are going to be bold. It’s also no surprise that the color that’s trending is equally in your face. While red may seem like a hard
Attention everyone feeling nosy about Kourtney Kardashian and Travis Barker’s wedding. There are finally some details—including when it’s going down. E! News reports that Travis and Kourtney are busy planning the ceremony right now, and are making it official in 2022. Like, as soon as possible—thoug